Newcomers

There are many opportunities available if you want to give a traditional outdoor sport a try yourself, introduce someone new to the outdoors or get involved with a conservation organization’s outdoor program.

Many of these organizations offer outdoor programs for outdoorsmen and -women and youth. Check out the organizations below to find one of most interest to you!

Please help us better connect others to traditional outdoor sports and submit your national, state or local program or organization.

American Fishing Foundation
A non-profit organization formed to provide unique and meaningful sport fishing opportunities and experiences that will appeal to anyone who enjoys the outdoors and the environment in its most natural state.

Angler's Legacy
Connect with anglers just like you! Anglers' Legacy is all about simply giving back what you've been given, and making your promise to introduce somebody new to the activity that you love.

Foundation for North American Wild Sheep
To promote and enhance increasing populations of indigenous wild sheep, safeguard against decline or extinction, fund programs for professional management of these populations.

Frost Valley YMCA A year-round camp, education and family conference center in the Catskill Mountains set on 6,000 acres of privately managed land offering seasonal outdoor sporting memberships to individuals and groups interested in safe, ethical hunting, fly fishing, hiking and archery (3D and indoor).

National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
Provides a uniform, international, fundamental muzzleloading program to assist organizations and individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for an enjoyable and safe muzzleloading experience.

National Sporting Clays Association
The NSCA is dedicated to the development of the sport at all levels of participation and vows to create an atmosphere of healthy competition and meaningful fellowship within its membership.

Take Me Fishing
A nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase participation in recreational angling and boating and thereby increase public awareness and appreciation of the need for protecting, conserving and restoring this nation's aquatic natural resources.

Ruffed Grouse Society
Conservation is our main mission. Hunters were the first conservationists and the Ruffed Grouse Society and its members continue that great tradition.

Safari Club International Youth Education
Youth Education Seminars (YES) Outdoors is a joint effort of Safari Club International Foundation and Cabela's focusing on youth outdoor education. Youth Education Seminars are targeted at reaching today's youth through a multitude of outdoor activities. These events will be presented at Cabela's store locations.

Step Outside
A program that encourages current outdoor enthusiasts to introduce family, friends and special guests to traditional outdoor sports.

The Weatherby Foundation
To educate the non-hunting public on the beneficial role of ethical sport hunting and its contribution to wildlife conservation.

Tread Lightly!
A nonprofit organization with a mission to promote responsible outdoor recreation through ethics education and stewardship.

Trout Unlimited
Trout Unlimited’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission is, working with others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, Trailblazers
Designed to expose families to outdoor activities during the Trailblazer Adventure Day and offer them the chance to engage in the activities through the year-long Trailmaster mentoring program.

Wonders of Wildlife
Educational fish and Wildlife museum and aquarium whose mission is to educate, inform and entertain visitors concerning the value of fish and wildlife, to help them appreciate our heritage of hunting and fishing, and to motivate their personal involvement in the conservation of our outdoor resources.